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not accurate. The first progressives were actually a
splinter group from the Republican Party in 1912.
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as a department of United Healthcare, Blue Cross
Blue Shield, Humana, AARP, and the few other
large health-insurance providers nationwide.
Finally, the U.S. Department of Education is
arguably an extension of the major foundations that
endow our universities, colleges, and elementary-
through-high-school systems through exhaustive
advisory on curriculum, textbook content, testing/
evaluation/outcomes, etc.
Make no mistake: Most legislation considered
and/or passed in the past two decades clearly
benefits the major players of each industry, whether
profit or not-for-profit, over any competitors and
over all taxpayers.
It is imperative for voters to make this
connection and cease the thinking that government
is somehow more benevolent than mega-
corporations. Government acts as an extension of
the oligopolies that operate with impunity in this
nation and are considered too big to fail, whether a
financial or manufacturing enterprise. Ultimately,
faith that Americans will continue to pay taxes to
fund whatever legislation is unleashed, ironically
provides the tacit approval legislators use to justify
spending without accountability.
Voters only need reflect on the past two
decades of progressive policy in most of our larger
metropolitan areas. Consider the government
programming arising from the Department
of Education, or that of Housing & Urban
Development, and bear witness to the consistently
dismal results across the country. For years every
large U.S. metropolis has implemented every kind
of progressive policy in an effort to manage its low-
income populations, yet such programming has
proven to be an utter failure by every conceivable
measurement.
Because progressive policies are always top-
down, beginning at either the federal level or the
state, then trickling down to the counties and
cities, they are bloated at the top but anemic at
the bottom where it counts; are ill-managed from
conception; are nearly always corrupt, and impose
no enforceable incentive to contain costs.
It is also important to note that for every
government function, the fox is watching the hen
house. There is no accountability, other than to
government unions where government employees
are concerned. But the unions are no better; in fact
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they are often worse.
Last December USA Today reported that
the average federal worker’s pay has soared
to $71,206 compared to $40,331 for the same
jobs in the private sector (USAToday.com/
news/washington/2009-12-10-federal-pay-
salaries_N.htm). There is an absurd gap in the
compensation for government employees as
compared with the same jobs in the private sector,
including economically irrational benefits and
retirement provisions that are contributing mightily
to an ever-burgeoning lack of future funds to pay
for such excesses.
Nor are legislators managing their own
lawmaking. There are hundreds, if not thousands,
of laws on the books that require timely reviews
whose deadlines are consistently missed, or whose
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Can Brady Find a
General-Election Voice?
O
ne of the biggest doubts about state
Senator Bill Brady’s gubernatorial
campaign – assuming he survives a
potential recount of the Republican primary
– is whether he can transform himself from a
primary candidate into a serious general-election
candidate.
Like most members of the state House
and Senate, Brady has never once faced a real
general-election opponent.
Brady, of Bloomington, focused almost solely
on his Downstate base and barely campaigned
at all in the suburbs during his Republican
gubernatorial bid, so independent suburban
women might as well
be foreigners to him.
Since Illinois is such a
“blue” state, he’ll have After almost two decades
to convince thousands
of Democratic-leaning of “speaking Republican,”
voters to cross over for
him. Brady essentially needs
After almost two
decades of “speaking to learn how to speak the
Republican,” Brady
essentially needs to language of a general
learn how to speak the
language of a general election.
election.
One thing he’ll need
to do with that new
language is explain his voting record. My interns
Barton Lorimor and Dan Weber helped me
scour Brady’s legislative record last week. Here
are some of the results.
Many of the bills Brady introduced since
1993 show he can make a good case that he is a
reformer. He has sponsored legislation to limit
campaign contributions, for instance.
Brady sponsored a bill to prohibit state
contractors from contributing to legislative
campaigns. He put forward a bill to prohibit
any reimbursement for out-of-state travel if a
campaign fundraiser was involved in the trip.
He also sponsored a bill to shine some light
on the always-controversial legislative pork
program.
Brady sponsored several bills that will
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probably appeal to independents. He was chief
sponsor of a House bill in 2005, for example,
that created an Illinois Conservation Corps for
young adults. Brady co-sponsored a bill (along
with Barack Obama) for seniors to make sure
they didn’t lose any benefits under the federal
prescription-drug program.
On the other hand, there are plenty of bills
and votes lurking in Brady’s record that could
hurt him this fall.
For instance, Brady sponsored legislation
that allowed pharmacists to refuse to dispense
emergency contraception based on their
religious beliefs.
Senator Brady is 100-percent pro-life, so
he sponsored legislation to ban the use of
state funds for stem-cell research. Brady has

by Rich Miller
sponsored legislation to repeal the state’s
Firearm Owner’s Identification Card. And
he has repeatedly introduced constitutional
amendments to do away with the State Board of
Education.
Sponsorship is only one aspect of a legislator’s
history. Voting records are often more important
and usually contain far more landmines.
Brady voted against a bill requiring a state
insurer to cover mammograms and pap tests,
probably because the coverage list also included
emergency contraception. He voted against the
statewide smoking ban.
He voted against a bill creating a physician
loan-repayment
program for doctors
who agreed to practice
in Illinois for at least
three years. Brady has
consistently voted
against increasing the
minimum wage. He
voted against a bill
to ban large-capacity
magazines in certain
guns.
A couple of years
ago, state Senator
Linda Holmes (D-
Aurora) was attacked
by the Republicans
for voting in favor of a few tax exemptions. An
exemption on certain vehicles was deemed a
“tax break for the rich so they can get deals on
their limos.” Tax exemptions for racehorses and
planes were portrayed in a similar manner. Like
Holmes, Brady voted for all three bills.
The Quinn campaign believes they can easily
portray Brady as an out-of-touch, wealthy ultra-
conservative this fall.
To overcome this, Brady needs to make this
race essentially a rerun of the 1980 Carter-
Reagan campaign. Carter, after all, was overjoyed
when the Republican Party nominated that
unelectable right-winger from California.
But Reagan’s strong personality, the tanking
economy, rising crime, Carter’s bumbling, and a
huge overreach by the Democratic congressional
majority – along with the twin international
embarrassments of the Iranian hostage crisis and
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan – combined
to override the ideological divide. Democrats
voted for Reagan in droves.
If you substitute “Rod Blagojevich” and
“Scott Lee Cohen” for the USA’s international
humiliations of 1980, our current Illinois
situation looks eerily similar.
Late last week, Brady again proposed
permanently outlawing gay marriages and civil
unions. That sort of thing will be great for the
Republican base, but it’s time Brady started
learning to speak to everyone else.
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State Auditor Sees
Flaws in Culver’s Budget
G
overnor Chet Culver’s proposed
budget for Fiscal Year 2011 exceeds
the state’s 99-percent spending
limitation and fails to address roughly $400
million in state costs, State Auditor David
Vaudt said last week.
“He’s actually spending $25 million more
than the expenditure limitation, rather
than the $61 million under the spending
limitation that he presents in his budget
document,” said Vaudt, a Republican. “The
governor’s budget numbers just don’t add
up.”
Culver defended his proposed budget,
maintaining that it’s balanced and spends
less in his fourth year in office than when he
began his term as governor in 2007.
“The bottom line is the budget I submitted
to the legislature was smaller than the one
that I inherited,” Culver said in an interview
with reporters. “So we are reducing the size
of government, we’re making it more lean,
we’re making it more efficient.”
Vaudt said Culver’s budget relies on $341
million in savings proposed by consultant
Public Works of Philadelphia, but a
nonpartisan analysis shows the savings will
be far less. Even if all of the consultant’s cost-
saving recommendations are implemented,
Vaudt said $83 million – or almost 25
percent – will have no impact on the state
general fund.
“You can’t include savings from other
funds in your calculation of what you’re
going to save in the general fund,” Vaudt said.
Vaudt declined to outline legal
ramifications for violating the spending
limitation in state law, although he said he’d
be sharing the information with the attorney
general’s office. He pointed out that last year,
Culver had to revise his budget proposal after
there was a change in state revenues.
Vaudt said Culver’s proposed budget
underfunds school aid, state-worker pay
raises, and unpaid leave days – which could
result in property-tax increases, additional
furloughs, and layoffs.
Vaudt said it would cost the state
approximately $2.7 billion to fully fund
the 2-percent allowable growth in school
spending, but the governor only provides
$2.4 billion – about $270 million short.
“There is a very good likelihood that if the
schools can’t do additional cuts, ... we’ll see it
in the form of higher property taxes,” Vaudt
said.
Lawmakers Work to
Regulate Corporate
Campaign Ads
The Iowa legislature is moving quickly
to regulate corporate spending in elections
following the recent U.S. Supreme Court
ruling that allowed such spending, but a
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package of new regulations proposed by
Democrats is getting a chilly response from
Republicans.
“It appears on the surface to be a bill
that would literally make it impossible
for corporations to participate by placing
onerous burdens on them,” said Senate
Minority Leader Paul McKinley (R-
Chariton).
Democrats said last week that they’re
trying to craft the strongest campaign law in
the nation regulating corporate spending.
“Iowa will continue its reputation for clean
politics,” said Senator Jeff Danielson (D-
Cedar Falls). “We believe that transparency
and disclosure equal accountability in the
political process.”
Danielson said the legislation is even more
important given Iowa’s status of having the
first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.
“We tend to be a testing ground for these
new political activities. There’s a lot of
interest in Iowa politics,” he said. “And we
have to lead when it comes to strengthening
our laws so that the average, everyday Iowa
citizen’s voice can still be heard in that
process.”
The bill in its final form is expected to:
• Prohibit foreign-controlled companies
from playing any role in Iowa elections.
• Require board, CEO, or stockholder
approval before a corporation can use funds
for independent expenditures.
• Require additional reporting of
receipts and independent expenditures
by corporations engaged in independent
campaign activities.
• Require disclaimers on advertisements
paid for by corporations.
• Bar collusion by corporate donors and
political candidates and prohibit them from
using the same consultants, advertising
firms, and campaign advisers.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-
Council Bluffs) said this legislation comes
after Democrats consulted with Charlie
Smithson, director of the Iowa Ethics &
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Campaign Disclosure Board, and Iowa
Attorney General Tom Miller. He said the
idea is to pass legislation that will withstand
any legal challenge.
“The one bright spot in the Supreme
Court decision was it seems to strengthen
our hand in our ability to require disclosure,”
Gronstal said.
For an expanded version of this article, visit
RiverCitiesReader.com.
This weekly summary comes from
IowaPolitics.com, an online government
and politics news service. Reporter Andrew
Duffelmeyer and other correspondents
contributed to this report. 
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The Face of Arizona Wine
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Talks Blood Into Wine, Screening February 19-26 at the Capitol
M
aynard James Keenan – the frontman
for prog-metal gods Tool, the co-leader
of A Perfect Circle, and the founder of
Puscifer – isn’t the type of person you’d expect to see
as the subject of a thorough documentary. He has
a reputation for being reclusive, and for jealously
guarding his privacy. As he says in the movie Blood
Into Wine, “I’m not much of a people person.”
Yet Keenan, along with his wine-making partner
Eric Glomski, is at the center of that documentary,
a freewheeling but thoughtful mix of wine primer,
underdog story, buddy picture, and sketch comedy.
The movie is fun and gently didactic, and thankfully
it engages in little idolatry. (Those hoping for a Tool
movie will be disappointed; although Blood Into
Wine doesn’t ignore Keenan’s music career, it’s at
best a tangent.)
Keenan often looks uncomfortable in the movie,
but that could be a function of once being filmed on
the toilet, and of being hectored by a pair of wine-
hating talk-show hosts. (More on those things later.)
But he is apparently committed enough to his cause
– fostering an Arizona wine country, and combating
the idea that the state’s climate and terrain can’t
produce good grapes and wine – that he’s willing
to subject himself to all these indignities, and the
public spotlight.
As Keenan told me in an interview earlier this
month: “This is an important thing we’re doing
up here. If we’re successful with what we’re doing,
it’s going to set up a future for more families than
we can number. ... If you plant vines in this valley,
they’re going to taste a certain way; they’re going
to be very specific to where they’re from. It’s not a
business that you can move to Mexico or China. It’s
from here. This is the definition of sustainable and
local.”
A Good Story
The Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport
will be one of just a handful of sites premiering
Blood Into Wine on February 19. That screening will
include a tasting of Arizona wines made by Keenan
and Glomski, and the movie will also be shown
February 20, 21, and 26.
That Blood Into Wine exists is somewhat
surprising, given Keenan’s nature. The project
was sparked by the rock star being interviewed
for Christopher Pomerenke’s 2009 documentary
The Heart Is a Drum Machine, about the nature of
music.
But Pomerenke said earlier this month that
Keenan’s participation in the earlier film remains a
bit of a mystery. “We weren’t entirely sure why he
said ‘yes’” to The Heart Is a Drum Machine, he said,
“because we were aware that he’s pretty private and
doesn’t do a lot of interviews. We suspected that
maybe he liked my partner’s last film [Moog, which
Wine co-director Ryan Page co-produced] ... .”
Not true. Keenan said in our interview that he’d
never seen Moog. “I went to some of the actors that
they’d been in contact with to see what they had to
say about them,” he said.
And Pomerenke said that after Keenan was
interviewed for Drum Machine, he asked what the
movie was about.
Keenan’s willingness to do Blood Into Wine (and
Keenan on music: “I’m not going to abandon my brothers. I
just think we have to re-think what the healthy steps are.”
promote the film through interviews) makes a little
more sense: The movie – scheduled for a May 4
home-video release, Pomerenke said – could do a
lot to build national interest in Arizona wine.
Keenan might be a reluctant face for Arizona
wine, but he recognizes that Arizona wine needs
a face: “It takes all the pieces of the puzzle coming
together to make it all work, in order for someone
to discover it,” he said in our interview. “You need a
good story, you need a great wine-maker, you need a
great farmer. And apparently you need buckets and
buckets of cash you dump down a black hole.”
Given the dominance of California wine in
American culture, selling the public on Arizona
wine requires that good story; it’s a difficult sales job.
One has to counter the prevailing wisdom that, as
one interviewee says in the movie, trying to make
wine in Arizona is like “trying to make wine on the
moon.”
The idea for Blood Into Wine came from Drum
Machine, for which Keenan was filmed at his
Arizona vineyards. Page and Pomerenke pitched
Keenan the idea of a documentary about his wine-
making business, and “he at first wasn’t really warm
to the idea,” Pomerenke said, adding that it took six
months to convince him. Keenan said he was merely
busy with his grapes and his wines.
The filmmakers and Keenan and Glomski then
went about setting the ground rules for the movie.
The subjects both wanted their personal lives left
out, and Keenan wanted the movie to focus on
wine rather than the music career of the celebrity
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wine-maker. Keenan owns Caduceus Cellars and
Merkin Vineyards (in northern Arizona’s Verde
Valley), and Glomski makes the wines, with the
Tool singer essentially working as his apprentice.
The pair co-owns the Arizona Stronghold Vineyard
(in the southern part of the state), and Glomski has
his own vineyard and winery (Page Springs) in the
Verde Valley.
Keenan also said he didn’t want to participate in a
dry film. “One of the things that I was pretty specific
about is I didn’t want it to be a PBS special, either,”
Keenan said. “If we’re going to do it, let’s do it as
artists would do it.”
He said that although he was given significant
input into the film, he didn’t dictate what was in
it. “For us to be in control of the final cut would
compromise their vision ... ,” he said. “It’s their film.
It’s not my film. It’d be like having some producer
come in and tell me how to finish the record.”
“We definitely shared with those guys different
versions of the edits as they were coming to us ... ,”
Pomerenke said. “They were kept in the loop how
the story was developing. I wouldn’t say there was
veto power, but we’re gentlemen. We are artists. This
is our film. We’re telling their story like we want
to tell it. ... [But] we’re people as well, and we want
those guys to feel like it was accurately representing
them.”
The co-director was quick to point out, though,
that “we challenge those guys pretty strongly ... .”
Truth Through Staging
“Challenge” is probably too direct, but it’s
undoubtedly true that Blood Into Wine is irreverent
and not at all interested in maintaining the dignity
of wine, wine culture, or even its subjects.
The movie opens with Focus on Interesting Things,
an improvised fake talk show with Keenan as the
guest and Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (of
Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!) playing the
moronic hosts. Keenan is clearly in on the joke and
has dabbled in comedy, including with Puscifer, but
the hosts are so immediately insulting to Keenan,
his wine, and wine in general that Pomerenke said
the Tool singer got “punk’d” a bit. Even knowing it
was staged and a joke, it’s hard to imagine not taking
the assault at least a little personally.
“We didn’t necessarily want to hurt Maynard’s
feelings,” the filmmaker said. But “we didn’t
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know that Interesting Things was going to get so
venomous.” Keenan sometimes appears to be
smiling – slightly – but he wears a dumbfounded
look most of the time, like he’s been ambushed and
doesn’t know how to react. It’s hard to tell from the
film what’s acting and what’s befuddlement.
Pomerenke said Keenan was a good sport:
“Maynard was laughing, and he didn’t walk off set.”
Although some people who’ve seen the movie have
said Focus on Interesting Things is “mean-spirited,”
Pomerenke said he doesn’t know whether Keenan
was as miffed as he appears. “I’ve never discussed it
with him,” he said. “Maynard is a man of few words.”
Pomerenke said the goal of starting the
documentary with this comedy bit was to knock
Keenan off a pedestal and debunk any Arizona
pride – “attacking that right off the bat.”
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Do the Blues
The Ellis Kell Band’s 20th-Anniversary Concert, February 20 at Rascals
C
onsidering that the
ensemble’s front man is the
director of programming
and education for Davenport’s
River Music Experience, the
decision to instead perform the
Ellis Kell Band’s forthcoming 20th-
anniversary concert at the Moline
live-music venue Rascals might
seem like an odd one. As Kell
himself explains, however, it’s not.
“We hadn’t played there for a
long time, but that’s kind of where
we owned it,” says the blues vocal-
ist/guitarist, who will jam with
present and former bandmates on
Saturday, February 20. “We played
our first gig as the Ellis Kell Band
on February 3, 1990, at Rascals. And before
that, most of us that make up the band
started playing there as the ‘& Friends’ part
of ‘Jim Schwall & Friends.’”
But Kell says that when blues guitarist
Schwall moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in
1989, “I told the other guys, ‘I don’t want
to do the cover-band thing anymore, you
know? I want to start a band, and write
some original stuff and record, and just do
the blues. For however long I’ve got left to
do this, I want to do it the way I think it
should be done.’ And everybody said, ‘Hey,
let’s do it.’”
So began the Ellis Kell Band, the local
blues favorites who have shared stages with
the likes of Willie Nelson, Bo Diddley, John
Lee Hooker Jr., and Edgar Winter during
the group’s two decades of performance.
Originally founded by Kell, John Bur-
chett, Rick Stoneking, Dennis “Shineboy”
Hancq, and Jeff Clark, the group performed
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locally for three years prior to the release
of its first CD, 1993’s Down to the Levee,
which boasts 13 tracks featuring music and
lyrics by Kell and Stoneking. It was followed
by 2000’s Ellis Kell Band & Friends, and in
August of last year, the compilation CD
Moondances Chapter One. (As Kell says with
a grin, “I try to do one at least every seven
years.”)
Kell says that the band’s current lineup
– which finds Kell joined by bassist Bur-
chett, keyboardist Stoneking, harmonica
player “Detroit” Larry Davison, and drum-
mer Terry Hanson – continues to work on
new songs and covers of established blues
hits, even though adding untried mate-
rial to the band’s repertoire “has been a
 challenge in the last few years. We’ve added
Ellis Kell
new things, and we’re always on the lookout
– we probably add, I don’t know, maybe a
half a dozen, 10 songs a year. Not as much
as we used to, but then again, we don’t get
together as much as we used to.
“We’re all doing different things,” says
Kell. “Terry Hanson has his jazz trio [the
Terry Hanson Ensemble] and he teaches.
Larry plays with the Avey Brothers. Every-
body’s busy with work. So we all have dif-
ferent things, but we all come back together
when we can. And we sort of rehearse by e-
mail. I’ll e-mail Rick and say, ‘Hey, what do
you think about doing this Little Feat song
... ?’ And he’ll e-mail and say, ‘Okay, yeah,
cool, I’ll go back and listen to that ... .’”
The band’s namesake adds that while he’d
like to have more time and opportunities to
add to the repertoire, he still truly enjoys
playing the songs – such as fan favorites “I
Ain’t Got No Blues Today,” “Lucky Dog,”
and “Sticks ’n’ Stones” – that audiences
already know and love.
“You’re up there to entertain people,” says
Kell. “You’re up there to play what they want
to hear. If you can throw in something new
along the way, cool, but first and foremost,
you’re there to entertain. So I like playing
[our band’s] old songs.”
Especially since, as the musician says,
the band’s set lists are rarely performed the
same way twice. “I think one of the key
features of our band is that we’re always
spontaneous,” says Kell. “I don’t rehearse a
set to death. I don’t say anything negative
about the folks who do, and I’m all for hav-
ing a polished show, but I also appreciate,
like, what Bob Dylan does. He pisses people
off sometimes, because he doesn’t always
play ‘All Along the Watchtower’ or ‘Blowin’
in the Wind’ the way it originally went, but
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he plays it the way he feels it that
night. I like that.”
Despite the group’s local suc-
cess, however, Kell insists that
he never had any real interest in
touring with his outfit.
“We’ve been up around Chi-
cago,” says Kell, “and have played
a couple different private things.
We went and played in Des
Moines. One time we played a big
convention in Tempe, Arizona.
But I never liked the idea of liv-
ing out of a suitcase. I like going
home at the end of the night.”
Kell’s disinterest in traveling,
though, certainly hasn’t kept him,
or his bandmates, from meeting
and sharing stages with some of music’s
most legendary figures.
“The last time we opened for B.B. King
at the Adler,” says Kell of his band’s May 31,
2008, engagement, “he invited me out on
stage at the end of the show – not to play,
but just to come out and take a bow. And
I walked up to him, and we shook hands,
and nobody in the Adler Theatre took a
picture of it. I mean, I asked people, ‘Didn’t
anybody get a picture of this?!’ You know, it’s
like a once-in-a-lifetime thing ... . But hey, I
know it happened.”
Yet despite the thrill in performing
alongside musical legends, Kell says that he’s
just as excited about jamming with former
and present Ellis Kell Band members during
February 20’s Rascals event, the first public
reunion of past and present members since
2005’s 15th-anniversary celebration at the
River Music Experience.
“When you play with musicians for
years,” says Kell, “things happen. People’s
egos get wounded. But I’m happy to say that
all the people that have ever been part of the
Ellis Kell Band, we’re all as good of friends
now – if not better – as we’ve ever been. We
have a great mutual respect, and everybody
always looks forward to these things. So I
think it’s gonna be a riot.
“I’ve been very fortunate with all the guys
that I’ve played with,” Kell adds. “They’re
good without having to drill 20 rehearsals
to get it.”
The Ellis Kell Band plays its 20th-anniversary
concert at Rascals in Moline (1414 15th Street)
on Saturday, February 20, from 9 p.m. to
midnight. For information on the evening, call
(309)797-9457 or visit RascalsMoline.com.
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Wrong for Each Other, at Richmond Hill Barn Theatre through February 21
T
he opening scene of Norm Foster’s
Wrong for Each Other at Geneseo’s
Richmond Hill Barn Theatre had
me worried that I was in for a fluffy,
surface-level relationship comedy in
which a divorced man and woman reunite
after reminiscing about the happiest
moments of their shared past. Thankfully,
Wrong delved under that flimsy comedic
surface and let
viewers in on
the arguments
and
unfortunate
familial
circumstances
that
steered the
relationship
of Rudy
Sorenson
(Chris White)
and Nora Case
(Jessica Nicol
White) toward
an inevitable
Chris White and Jessica Nicol White
separation.
And while Wrong panders with a
predictable ending and plenty of witty
banter between the real-life newlyweds,
the script felt the most natural, the most
right, when its characters stopped putting
so much effort into entertaining the
audience, and focused on each other.
At the play’s beginning, Nora and
Rudy run into each other at a restaurant
three years and nine months after their
divorce, and after agreeing to share a meal
together, progress through a series of brief
flashback scenes that include their initial
encounter at a plant shop, their first date
at a baseball game, and their first kiss,
sexual encounter, and argument. Director
Craig Michaels’ decision to cast the White
duo as the endearing house-painter Rudy
and the tough-shelled, workaholic Nora
was a clever one. The Whites had such
organic conversational and physical
chemistry during the opening-night
performance that, despite their characters’
flaws and infidelities, I was always pulling
for Rudy and Nora to end up together.
Nicol White’s best moments were when
she shed her character’s reserved nature
and allowed her emotions to control her
body language. Her portrayal of Nora’s
rage while she prepares to leave her
marriage was especially affecting; the
performer’s hands were trembling, and
the blood rose in her face as she gestured
violently and let her dialogue fly.
Meanwhile, White’s interpretation
of Rudy succeeded best in his quieter
moments, and his final monologue was
delivered with genuine, soft-spoken
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tenderness. Throughout most of the play,
though, Rudy was a loud and bumbling
guy who stutters in the presence of Nora
and offers clever one-liners as responses,
and while White’s comedic timing was
usually spot-on, his character seemed too
eager for audience laughs. (After a long
argument about the meaning of the word
“signage,” with Rudy saying something to
the effect of,
“Fine, then,
I’m going to
go get the car-
age!”, I felt as
if I should be
straining my
ears to hear a
rimshot.)
Michaels
effectively
used the
theatre-in-
the-round
space
– a square,
in Richmond
Hill’s case
– during the apartment scenes. I was
always able to see the actor’s expressions,
and it felt like they had room to move in
the space without being hindered by set
pieces. Conversely, when the characters
were in the tiny plant shop and sitting
in the “bleachers” at the baseball game,
I was stuck looking at the their backs
throughout the duration of both scenes.
While I liked the idea of Nicol White
and White sitting in the stands with
the audience, this would’ve been better
executed if the actors had found seats
a few rows up, in the seating section
under the theatre’s technical booth;
more people would’ve seen them. (And
design-wise, it was an interesting choice
to paint the plants in the shop white, yet
I’m curious to know whether this was
made for practical and financial purposes
– fresh plants aren’t cheap – or merely to
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symbolize that the scene occurred in the
past.)
Foster’s Wrong for Each Other is a
multi-dimensional study of a relationship
with unique quirks and universal,
relatable qualities. Sure, the script’s
gender roles – tentative businesswoman
meets affable working-class buffoon
– were ones that have been portrayed a
lot lately (and more crassly) in movies
such as Knocked Up. But watching this
particular couple traverse the rocky
terrain toward love and marriage felt
pleasantly familiar, rather than tedious.
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BACK FOR Sparks, and No Sparks

AN ENCORE
FEBRUARY DEAR JOHN Valentine’s Day will finally clarify matters: Alba
is the gorgeous, mediocre actress who plays

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Since no one’s been pressing a gun to my
head, I haven’t read Nicholas Sparks’ Dear John,
which concerns a pair of star-crossed lovers
whose romance is derailed by the young man’s
Army tenure. I have, however, seen director Lasse
Hallström’s screen version, which apparently
follows the novel’s blueprint faithfully (albeit with
an altered ending), so permit me a question: Does
Sparks have absolutely no shame?
Once you discover that this saga begins in the
spring of 2001, and that
www.putnam.org/u23d the titular John (played
here by Chaning Tatum)
only has to serve one
more year overseas
before returning to
his beloved (Amanda
Seyfried’s Savannah),
it’s pretty easy to grasp Channing Tatum and Amanda
what Sparks is up to. But Seyfried in Dear John
while the specter of 9/11
hovers throughout Dear John’s early scenes, I’ll
admit to being surprised – shocked, really – that
this wasn’t enough potential romantic anguish
for the creator of The Notebook and Nights in
Rodanthe; miraculously, Sparks also finds room
for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, battlefield
injuries, infidelity, cancer, autism, a stroke, and
the stinginess of health-insurance companies.
(I’m presuming it was only the author’s deadline
that prevented his adding chronic lateness and the
heartbreak of psoriasis into the mix.)
Needless to say, if you’re not a dyed-in-the-
wool Sparks fanatic, Dear John should be all but
unendurable. So help me God, though, the movie
works. With screenwriter Jamie Linden given the
unenviable task of adapting Sparks’ prose, the
dialogue may be hopelessly stilted, but no one
seems to have informed Tatum and Seyfried of
this; their screen chemistry and intensely likable
performances here feel disarmingly genuine.
Every time you roll your eyes at the convenient
plotting and indie-pop montages, Hallström
comes through with lovely, recognizably human
touches, such as Henry Thomas’ shy yearning for
best pal Seyfried, or an enraged Tatum banging his gloom to the proceedings. Unfortunately, it’s also
Ashton Kutcher’s fiancée, and Biel is the gorgeous,
mediocre actress who plays Eric Dane’s publicist.
And that, I’m afraid, is the extent of the film’s
usefulness. Obviously inspired by the romantic-
comedy touchstone Love Actually – with “obviously
inspired by” a kind way of saying “a blatant rip-off
of” – the movie features 21 above-the-title stars
dovetailing through roughly a dozen subplots. Not
one, however, is a storyline I had any interest in
returning to; despite serviceable-or-better work
from Julia Roberts,
Anne Hathaway,
Topher Grace, and a
few (but not many)
others, Marshall’s
cynical, grab-the-
holiday-weekend-cash-
and-run outing is a
decidedly unfunny, un-
romantic waste of time
and talent. (I wouldn’t be surprised if, at the end
of a day’s filming, the Oscars owned by castmates
Jamie Foxx, Kathy Bates, and Shirley MacLaine
actually snickered at them.) Valentine’s Day is
too restless to be outright dull. But the only true
entertainment I found came from waiting, in vain,
for former TV co-stars – That 70’s Show’s Grace
and Kutcher, Grey’s Anatomy’s Dane and Patrick
Dempsey, Alias’ Jennifer Garner and Bradley
Cooper – to share a scene, and from jokes that I’m
not sure were meant to be jokes, such as Twilight’s
Taylor Lautner insisting, “I’m a little uncomfortable
taking my shirt off.” Yeah, whatever, kid.
THE WOLFMAN
Despite the severed heads and gnawed-off
limbs and Anthony Hopkins hamming it up to
high heaven, director Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman
is just about the last thing you’d expect it to be:
boring as sin. To be sure, the movie – set in 1891
England, and adapted from 1941’s horror classic
– is impeccably designed; the Victorian decay has
a rich, evocative seediness, and Shelly Johnson’s
moonlit cinematography lends an expressive

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fists against his steering wheel and inadvertently the only gloom here that’s the least bit expressive.
turning on the windshield wipers. And just when Benicio Del Toro, as a classical-actor-turned-
you’re absolutely, 100-percent positive that this lycanthrope, glowers and mopes, Emily Blunt
baldly manipulative tearjerker will not, not, jerk enacts varying degrees of “tremulous,” random
your tears, you’re given a hospital-bedside scene townsfolk and gypsies make blandly menacing
between John and his dad (the expert, wonderfully pronouncements about The Evil in the Woods,
moving Richard Jenkins) that turns both Tatum and you sit there staring at your watch until
and you into blubbery wrecks. Against all logic the next tooth-and-claw attack. Or rather, you
and good judgment, I have to admit that I enjoyed would, if Johnston’s unimaginative staging and the
Dear John. I’m thinking of pressing a gun to my pedestrian effects were of any greater interest. (The
own head. werewolf transformations are only slightly more
convincing than the film’s CGI grizzly bear, which
VALENTINE’S DAY looks like a first cousin to the polar bears in those
holiday commercials for Coke.) All told, it’s visually
If you’re a casual moviegoer who’s never been handsome but a chore to sit through, and proves
entirely certain which performer is Jessica Alba there’s actually very little that separates a Wolfman
and which is Jessica Biel, director Garry Marshall’s from a really big dog.
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Comedy
I freakin’ love her!!!”
No matter your response, you’re Music JUST FER
Jennifer Coolidge
Penguin’s Comedy Club
right ... though if you leaned toward
response three, you really should
get to the cineplex more often. Since
Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker
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Davenport? (Here’s a
is in blue and red letters rig
Friday, February 19, and Saturday, her iconic turn as American Pie’s Saturday, February 20, 8 p.m. picture there.)
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February 20 has been one of Hollywood’s most in- school troublemaker, Ram
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demand and adored comic actresses,
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contributing to 33 movies (plus 18 The Capitol Theatre
accompanying this piece and a piece on February 20’s country-music books, but now you can s
TV series) since 2000. Yet as a former
immediately thought one of three
member of the Los Angeles-based
Tuesday, February 23, 8 p.m. spectacular at Moline’s i wireless Center stage in a brand-new show
things: (1) – the Unstoppable Tour 2010 – where Davenport Junior Theatre

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comedy troupe the Groundlings, Rucker is opening for Rascal Flatts. I
“Oh ... it’s ell me about the first dream, Based on several storie
she’s also an accomplished stand-up Mike.” understand that the show starts at 8 p.m.,
Jennifer series, Ramona Quimby fi
performer, which local audiences “This was a strange one, doctor. It was and that tickets are available by calling
Coolidge! grade heroine getting into
will quickly glean during Coolidge’s just me and my gang in Mayberry, talkin’ (800)745-3000 or visiting iwirelessCenter.
I love her!” trouble – fighting with he
February 19 and 20 sets at Penguin’s about fast cars and freedom and prayin’ com.”
(2) “Oh ... it’s aggravating her teacher, d
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that actress
Still, you just know some audience my wish was to be a winner at a losing “So what was her adventures are funny,
from Legally
member is going to welcome her to the game, bless the broken road, and embrace your other dream, learns important lessons a
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Davenport stage with a hearty “Stifler’s this everyday love. I shouted, ‘What hurts Mike?” friendship, and realizes th
and those “This one was
mom!!!” So to avoid being That Guy, the most is that while you loved me, I’m may not always agree, the
Christopher even weirder, doc. I
match these Jennifer Coolidge films movin’ on these days! Why?!’” good to have around!
Guest was dreaming that it
with her roles in them, and counter “Let me stop you, Mike. I think you Junior Theatre’s one-ac
movies! I were dreaming about the multi-platinum- was a few days from
that inevitable Penguin’s greeting with promises to be loads of fu
love her!” (3) “Holy crap! Stifler’s mom! selling country band Rascal Flatts. You just now – February 23, I
a more original one. only get a ticket for your $
referenced 15 of the group’s hit songs.” Bryan Adams think – and I was at

Theatre
“But then, a man walked up to me, Davenport’s Capitol
1) Legally Blonde A) Genevieve McDonagh
making sounds like an owl and holding a Theatre. It was about 8 p.m., and the lights
2) Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans B) Amber Cole
blowfish. I gave him a strange look, and dimmed, and then Grammy- and Oscar-
3) Date Movie C) Fiona Montgomery
he said, ‘Don’t nominated rocker Bryan Adams appeared
4) Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events D) Paulette Bonafonté
think I don’t on stage! It was nuts! He sang all of his The Glass Menageri
5) A Cinderella Story E) Sherri Ann Ward Cabot hits: ‘Cuts Like a Knife’ and ‘Summer of Galvin Fine Arts Center – S
think about it.
6) Best in Show F) White-Faced Women ’ 69’ and ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It for
7) A Mighty Wind G) Roz Fockyerdoder
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this for long. It’s Thing We Started’ and a whole bunch
here are you g
Jennifer Coolidge performs at Penguin’s on Friday at 8 p.m., and on Saturday actually history more. Then he yelled to the crowd, ‘For
tickets to shows at the Capitol Theatre, call “I’m going t
at 7:30 and 10 p.m., and tickets are available by calling (563)324-5233 or visiting Darius Rucker in the making,
(563)326-8820 or visit TheCapDavenport. “That’s right, now that
QCFreightHouse.com/penguinsComedyClub.upcoming.php. and ... .’”
com!’ And then I woke up. What do you of ourselves! Go to the m
“I’m going to stop you again, since you
either of those last two, I’m afraid we’re no longer on speaking terms. Sorry, Mother. just mentioned four hit singles by Hootie think that one means?” interfere with your selfis
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quicker I’ll go! And I wo
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R KIDS WORD SEARCH What Else

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a hint: Her name
ght next to her
F L M S U Z E E B T Find these Is Happenin’
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Odd Band Out

Mondo Drag, February 20 at the River Music Experience

W
hen
Mondo
Drag
drummer/singer
Johnnie Cluney
says that “we’re
kind of bringing
in more of a pop
element” to the
band’s new songs,
take that with a
giant rock of salt.
The Quad Cities-
based band released
its full-length
debut, New Rituals,
on the Alive
Naturalsounds
Experience’s “Fire,” and then a sterling
Records label last month, and it’s a
hazy, sludgy affair – bluesy psychedelia showcase for anguished yet eloquent
borrowing heavily from the 1960s and guitar noise that would make Neil Young
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recalling the contemporary sounds of proud. What’s most impressive is the
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jbs 1 ATTREG006Yet there are indeed hints of accessible
polished the gold from what one imagines
melody in the massive riffs and thick are expansive jams.
keyboards. “Love Me” hides on its Mondo Drag seemed to have some
downslope a compelling ascending sense of a destiny beyond the Quad
chorus with heavy vocal emphasis on the Cities. It’s been together for three years,
downbeat. Calling it poppy is a stretch, and it spent its first six months working
but it opens the door to the remainder on its songs and the next six months
of the song. “True Visions” has a similar working on an album. It was signed to

more experience late revelation, with moaning layers of

keyboards and guitars as its extended
Alive based on a demo (and a relationship
with the Iowans of Radio Moscow, also on
Alive), and Cluney said the band hasn’t
coda.
paired with The quintet – celebrating the release played much in its hometown, building a

more passion. of New Rituals on Saturday at the River

Music Experience’s Performance Hall
– has begun to build a national profile.
The band had its Daytrotter.com session
Time to broaden your view of telecomm careers. Welcome to released last week, and even though that
AT&T. Deeper product base. Broader career options. Together at Web site is based in the Quad Cities,
it certainly doesn’t play favorites with
last. Join us as a CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE at our
hometown bands.
Davenport Call Center. And while Alive Records might not
be a big outfit (even by independent
Apply online at www.att.jobs/QuadCities. standards), Cluney said it’s a “cult-y label”
with a devoted following: “Anything they
regional base ahead of a local one.
After it closes its current tour at the
River Music Experience, the band will
embark on another tour in March that
includes a handful of dates at South by
Southwest. All of this will be to support
the record, and Cluney said the band
plays much of the material from New
Rituals.
Given the number of overdubs, he
admitted that it’s impossible to replicate
the album. “We’d have to have 20 people

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release people will buy.”
Its catalog includes the debut albums
of the Black Keys and Two Gallants, and
Cluney admits that Mondo Drag doesn’t
exactly fit into the label’s aesthetic, harder
and weirder than its other groups. “I
definitely think we’re the odd band out,”
he said. “I’m surprised he [label founder
Patrick Boissel] wanted to put it out.”
That’s not really too much of a mystery.
One can hear elemental echoes of the
Black Keys, but more importantly one can
hear a confident band willing to take risks
and good enough to make them work.
Diversity is the AT&T way of standing apart. Equal Opportunity “Fade Out” isn’t even two and a
Employer. © 2010 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
AT&T, AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks half minutes long, but it’s two songs: a
of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
funky rocker (for a minute) that would
be at home next to the Jimi Hendrix
on stage,” he said. “We just do what we
can.”
Mondo Drag will perform at the River
Music Experience’s Performance Hall
(131 West Second Street in Davenport)
on Saturday, February 20. The show
starts at 7 p.m., and the bill also includes
Maylane and the One Night Standards.
Tickets are $5. For more information, visit
RiverMusicExperience.org.
For more information on Mondo Drag,
visit MondoDrag.org or MySpace.
com/holyrocks. To listen to the band’s
Daytrotter session, visit Daytrotter.com/
dt/mondo-drag-concert/20031140-111852.
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The Face of Arizona Wine
This opening does announce that the movie
shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but it also casts
minor doubt on the authenticity of the “real” bits.
To be fair, there’s a pretty bright line between
the genuine and the fake. The staged bits are often
absurd. Beyond Interesting Things, Bob Odenkirk
contributes a ridiculous closing-credits skit. And the
reveal that one of Keenan’s responses was delivered
while on the toilet – the singer claimed the idea in
our interview – offers some jokey context for his
awkwardness.
And it’s clearly sincere when Keenan begins to
cry talking about his mother, who died in 2003; her
ashes were scattered on the vineyard, and “she gets
to travel the world now” through the wine, he says
in the movie.
But there are moments of uncertainty, as when
Pomerenke and Page tell Keenan that they’ve
been approached about doing a reality-TV series
featuring him. Pomerenke insists the offer was real,
but it doesn’t play that way in the film. (Keenan’s
response: “Fuck no.”)
“We’re not real orthodox documentarians,”
Pomerenke said. “We like the idea of things that are
somewhat staged if it can get to a deeper meaning or
reveal some sort of truth through the staging.”
Bringing Out the Land
Keenan moved to Arizona in 1995 and said
he met Glomski – who returned to Arizona after
working in the California wine industry, ascending
to co-wine-maker at David Bruce Winery – in 2002
or 2003. Their joint wine endeavors started shortly
thereafter.
While Blood Into Wine’s subjects aren’t pioneers
– Keenan guessed that contemporary vineyards in
Arizona date back at least a dozen years – they are
likely essential to building a market for Arizona
wine.
Keenan’s fame is the obvious impetus for the
movie, which will expose a lot of people to the
idea that the state has a lot to offer wine and wine
consumers. And his financial resources are also
critical. “You spend $10 million to make one”
million dollars in the wine business, Keenan told
me. “I’m definitely not out of the hole by any stretch.
I believe in this thing so much that I’ve dumped
everything into it.”
The wine-makers have had to deal with rough
climate. Despite Arizona’s reputation as a baked
desert, “we have more problems with cold than we
do heat,” Keenan says in the movie.
There are also critters that can destroy crops.
And there are bureaucratic obstacles, from water
rights to branding. Although it’s not in the movie,
Keenan said he’s now battling the federal Alcohol
& Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, which regulates
how wines are presented. “They’re still trying to
fight me on the name of my wine, although they’ve
approved every one of my labels,” he said. They
want him to change his name and logo – the snakes
and staff of caduceus are often confused with the
medicine-related Rod of Asclepius – “having let me
develop this brand. … They say I’m implying that it’s
medicine.”
But there are also the basic challenges of wine-
making. Finding grapes that will grow well in
Arizona, Keenan said, has been a “crapshoot.” They
looked for hardy fruit and have planted varieties
from “Bordeaux,
Italy, southern Rhone,
northern Rhone,
Spain – just because
the terrain here
mimics some of that.
So we’ve planted pretty
much everything you
can think of.”
It’s critical to
understand that
Keenan and Glomski
aren’t interested
in trying to make
California-style wines
in Arizona. They think
the land gives the
grapes and therefore
the wine a unique
character.
When they were
getting started,
Keenan said, they
brought out experts
from California, but
they weren’t very
helpful. “This ground
has nothing to do with
that ground,” he said.
Expressing the
land, he added, is “the
most important part.
… It’s something that we’re missing [as a culture],
the connection to the ground.” The core of the film,
he said, is “connecting with where you are.”
“My wines are an expression of a place that I call
home,” Glomski says in the movie.
Much mass-produced wine, Keenan said, does
not meet that goal, with flavors achieved through
processing rather than viticulture. “What they’re
doing to it has nothing really to do with the wine,”
he said. “There are things that are outweighing
what’s happening in the bottle. ... It could be made
anywhere. So as a business model, great, but as a
sustainable product ... .”
Bringing out the characteristics of the soil,
climate, and farming techniques – collectively
known as a wine’s terroir – will take a long time.
Keenan gave the example of Cabernet grapes
grown with a 900-foot difference in elevation, with
one vineyard on flat land and one on a slope in a
different part of the state. “It’s going to take us a few
years to really figure out what the unique profile
for the grapes are up here in northern Arizona. ...
,” he said. “There’s two Cabs and they taste similar.
Why do they taste similar? They should be polar
opposites just based on the elevation and the
temperature swings on those two sites.
“Two different parts of the state are definitely
presenting two different styles of wine,” he
continued. “That they are not different enough in
characteristic might just be because we treated them
in a similar way in the wine-making process. Maybe
we should have used different kinds of yeast.”
Keenan has produced five vintages of Caduceus,
with 10 red-wine styles and one white. Prices range
from $18.99 to $100 a bottle.
For the time being, Keenan is having “custom
crushes” done for him at Glomski’s winery, but he
has almost finished his own winery, at which he
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jeff@rcreader.com
And he sees parallels between making music
and wine. “It’s just a matter of perception, and
Keenan on wine: how you perceive the world around you,” Keenan
said. “The whole listening process and the whole
“If you plant responding process.”
vines in this Both involve “getting out of the way and
allowing things to occur. Of course, nudging them
valley, they’re along with your personality and your perceptions
in the world. ... You’re allowing this terroir, or this
going to taste site, or this grape to speak for itself, and then you
nudge in the direction that you think it should go,
a certain way; but you let it speak to you first.”
they’re going to Blood Into Wine will be screened at the Capitol
be very specific Theatre (330 West Third Street in Davenport) on
Friday, February 19; Saturday, February 20; Sunday,
to where they’re February 21; and Friday, February 26.
from. It’s not a The February 19 screening will be followed by a wine
business that tasting of Arizona Stronghold wines. The film will be
shown at 7 p.m., and tickets are $12 and available
you can move to from TheCapDavenport.com.
Mexico or China. The February 20 and 26 screenings will be at 7
p.m. The February 21 screening will be at 2 p.m.
It’s from here.” Admission is $5, and Arizona Stronghold wines will
be available for purchase.
For more information about the movie, visit
hopes to “dabble” this year.
BloodIntoWine.com.
“The biggest, most important step for me in the
wine-making process is going to be to make a lot of
mistakes,” he said. Glomski will continue to make
most of the Caduceus wines, while Keenan will
experiment with “small batches that I just assume
I’m going to screw up.” Glomski’s role will be “saving
it from the brink when it’s about to go horribly
wrong, but allowing me to make mistakes.”
Keenan also said that Glomski will be his
primary wine-maker for the foreseeable future. “I’ve
got crazy ideas that he would never explore,” Keenan
said. “I’m kind of like ... Curly to his Larry and Moe.”
Getting Out of the Way
Keenan’s passion for wine-making is evident
both in the movie and over the phone. When he
talks about music, however, you might fear that
you’ll never have another album from Tool or A
Perfect Circle. The singer clearly wants no part of
contemporary celebrity culture.
“You’ve seen how popular reality TV is,” he said.
“People don’t care about the person. They want
to see them self-destruct. And that’s partly what
it is with the entertainment industry. ... Unless it’s
tragic, who cares?”
People might like music and enjoy the songs,
he said, but fundamentally “they want to see you
overdose. They want to see you self-destruct and
come apart. ... I’m not a martyr. I have no intention
of sacrificing myself for the evening news.”
But while there are no imminent releases
from any of his bands, Keenan said he hasn’t
given up music for wine. “If it’s a positive, healthy
experience, then it’s always going to be a part of
my life,” he said. “I’m not going to abandon my
brothers. I just think we have to re-think what the
healthy steps are.”
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What Else Is Happenin’

Sunday, February 21 – YL Male Voice
Choir. A Hancher Auditorium presentation,
featuring the noted 65-voice ensemble in
concert. Iowa City West High School (2901
Melrose Avenue, Iowa City). 2 p.m. $21-$35.
For tickets and information, call (319)335-
1160 or visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa.
edu.
Wednesday, February 24 – Lotus.
Instrumental rockers in concert, with an
opening set by Family Groove Company.
The Capitol Theatre (330 West Third Street,
Davenport). 7 p.m. $15-$18. For tickets
and information, call (563)326-8820 or visit
TheCapDavenport.com.
Thursday, February 25 – Let’s Rock:
Decades of Rock ’n’ Roll. Cabaret concert
featuring performances by the theatre’s
performing wait staff, the Bootleggers, and
cast members from the current Joseph & the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and 2008’s
production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.
Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third
Avenue, Rock Island). 7 p.m. $10-$12. For
tickets and information, call (309)786-7733
extension 2, or visit Circa21.com.
Friday, February 26 – The Spinners.
Concert starring the beloved Motown
singers of “I’ll Be Around,” and “Could It Be
I’m Falling In Love.” Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway,
Bettendorf ). 7:30 p.m. $20-$25. For tickets
and information, call (800)843-4753 or visit
Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
Saturday, February 27 – Spend a
Night with Ray: A Tribute to Ray Charles.
Concert featuring internationally-acclaimed
musician Ray Blue and his New York Band.
Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center
(1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf ). 7:30 p.m.
$20-$50. For tickets and information,
call (800)843-4753 or visit Bettendorf.
IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
Saturday, February 27 – Flatfoot
56. Chicago-based musicians performing
Celtic punk and folk-tinged hardcore.
The Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $10. For tickets and
information, call (877)326-1333 or visit
RedstoneRoom.com.
THEATRE
Thursday, February 25, through
Saturday, March 6 – Tired American
Dream. Workshop performance of David
Childs’ debuting rock musical, directed by
Tristan Tapscott. Harrison Hilltop Theatre
(1601 Harrison Street, Davenport). Thursday-
Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $10. For tickets
and information, call 563-449-6371 or visit
HarrisonHilltop.com.
EXHIBIT
Saturday, February 27, through Monday,
May 31 – Visions of Iowa: Arthur Geisert,
Country Road ABC. Exhibit featuring sketches
and drawings form the award-winning author
and illustrator of 22 children’s books. Figge Art
Museum (225 West Second Street, Davenport).
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurdsday
10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m. Free with
museum admission. For information, call
(563)326-7804 or visit FiggeArt.org.
EVENTS
Thursday, February 18, through Sunday,
February 21 – 2010 Outdoor Show. Four-
day event for fishing professionals and lovers of
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Thursday
2010/02/18 (Thu) 18
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble
(6:30pm) - Huckleberry’s, 223 18th St,
Rock Island, IL
Chicago Underground Duo - Koplant No -
The Mill, 120 E Burlington, Iowa City, IA
Euforquestra - Clean Living- Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA
Live Lunch w/ Chris Dunn (noon) - Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
New Karaoke - Hal’s Wagon Wheel, 1708
State Street, Bettendorf, IA
Open Mic Night - The Dam View Inn, 410
2nd St, Davenport, IA
Strange Arrangement - RIBCO, 1815 2nd
Ave., Rock Island, IL
The Steady Rollin’ Blues Band featuring
Jimmie Lee Adams - Rascals Rock Mem-
orabilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) - Red Crow Grille,
2504 53rd St., Bettendorf, IA
Velvet Davenport - Viking Fuck - Florida
- Parade in the Old Country Sky
- The Picador, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City, IA
19
FRIday
2010/02/19 (Fri)
Area Code - Riverside Casino and Golf Re-
sort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA
Artimus Pyle - Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway,
Bettendorf, IA
Battle of the Bands, Round 4 - Wild Card
- RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ -Commo-
dore Tap, 2202 w. 3rd St, Davenport, IA
Brighton MA - Bright Giant - The Ted-
dy Boys - The Mill, 120 E Burlington,
Iowa City, IA
FOR RENT: Great Spaces in Bucktown
Davenport Riverfront!
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308 E River Drive, Davenport, IA 52801 (south of Peterson Paper)
1500 sf office – up to 5000 sf warehouse
225 E 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801 Bucktown Arts Center
4th Floor Loft Condo – For Sale or Lease
3000 sf – Warm Shell – #1 River View in Quad Cities
$2 to $10 per square foot – www.admospheres.com
Contact Todd McGreevy, Owner: 563-322-4864 or sales@admospheres.com
Carrie Newcomer - CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103
3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Dani Lynn Howe Band - Blueport Junction,
6605 W River Dr, Davenport, IA
DJ Night - Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W.
Mayne St., Blue Grass, IA
Evolution - Route 61 Bar & Grill, 4320 N.
Brady St., Davenport, IA
Friday Fest w/ Dwyer & Michaels and
Just Cuz - Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State
St, Bettendorf, IA
Funktastic Five - Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
Gray Wolf Band - Jumer’s Casino & Hotel,
I-280 & I-92, Rock Island, IL
John Wesley Harding - Dag Juhlin -
CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar
Rapids, IA
Karaoke Night - Old Stardust Sports Bar,
1191 19th St, Moline, IL
Karaoke Night - Sneaky Pete’s, 207 Cody Rd.
N., LeClaire, IA
Karaoke Night & Contest - Toucan’s Grille-
n-Cantina, 2020 1st Street, Milan, IL
KASS DJ Night - Club Boulevard, 1801 10th
St., Moline, IL
Lee Blackmon & The Gamblers (6:30pm)
- Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W
2nd St, Davenport, IA
Live Lunch w/ Ren Estrand (noon) - Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
Mr. Whoopie - One More Round, 209-211
E. 2nd St, Muscatine, IA
New Odyssey (7 & 10pm) - Dennis Albee
(8:30pm) - Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA
NINE-1-1 - The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust,
Davenport, IA
Quad City Flute Association Membership
Recital - First Congregational Church,
101 W Pearl St, Geneseo, IL
Rebel City Outlaw - Shenanigan’s, 303 W.
3rd St., Davenport, IA
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Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) - The Rusty Nail,
2606 W Locust, Davenport, IA
Smooth Groove - Martini’s On the Rock,
4619 34th St, Rock Island, IL
Spatterdash - Uptown Neighborhood
Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr.,
Bettendorf, IA
Split Lip Rayfield - Mad Monks - Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA
The Andrew Landers Project - The Red-
stone Room, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA
The Bucktown Revue - River Music Experi-
ence, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA
The Chris & Terry Show - Mound Street
Landing, 1029 Mound St., Davenport, IA
The Horde - Helmsplitter - The Fifth Dawn
- Hal’s Wagon Wheel, 1708 State Street,
Bettendorf, IA
Tronicity - 11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th
St, Davenport, IA
Upper Room Coffeehouse - First Christian
Church of Davenport, 510 E 15th St,
Davenport, IA
Saturday
2010/02/20 (Sat) 20
Area Code - Riverside Casino and Golf Re-
sort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA
August Zimbal - The Post Mortems - Dyn-
oride - Hal’s Wagon Wheel, 1708 State
Street, Bettendorf, IA
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ - Crabby’s,
826 W. 1st Ave., Coal Valley, IL
Benefit for Russell Karkowski: The Reclin-
ers - Acoustic Mayhem - The Mill, 120 E
Burlington, Iowa City, IA
Brother Trucker - The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport, IA
Caught in the Act - GB’s Sports Bar, 655 Main
St., New Liberty, IA
Cosmic - Go Fish Marina and Bar, 411 River
Dr., Princeton, IA
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Dani Lynn Howe Band - Plamor Bowling Al-
ley, 1411 Grandview Ave., Muscatine, IA
David Zollo & the Body Electric - Exposed
Fiction - Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn
St, Iowa City, IA
DJ Night - Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W.
Mayne St., Blue Grass, IA
Fatima Blush - Aural Resuscitation - Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
Gray Wolf Band - Jumer’s Casino & Hotel,
I-280 & I-92, Rock Island, IL
JoBu - Bent River Brewing Company, 1413
5th Ave., Moline, IL
Joe Diffie - Hazzard County - Orpheum The-
atre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg, IL
Karaoke Night - McManus Pub, 1401 7th
Ave, Moline, IL
Karaoke Night - Moe’s Pizza, 1312 Caman-
che Ave, Clinton, IA
Marmaduke - Hawkeye Tap, 4646 Cheyenne
Ave., Davenport, IA
Minus Six - RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock
Island, IL
Mommy’s Little Monster - Route 61 Bar &
Grill, 4320 N. Brady St., Davenport, IA
Mondo Drag - Maylane - The One Night
Standards - River Music Experience, 129
Main St, Davenport, IA
New Odyssey (7 & 10pm) - Kathy Ogden
(8:30pm) - Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA
NINE-1-1 - The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust,
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night - Coffee Dive, 230 W. 3rd St.
2nd Floor, Davenport, IA
Rascal Flatts - Darius Rucker - i wireless
Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL
Regan (6:30pm) - Pleasant Valley High
School, 604 Belmont Rd, Bettendorf, IA
Salsa Dancing - Club Boulevard, 1801 10th
St., Moline, IL
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Sin City Orchestra - Toucan’s Outdoor Grille-
n-Cantina, 2020 1st Street, Milan, IL
Smooth Groove - Martini’s On the Rock,
4619 34th St, Rock Island, IL
The Ellis Kell Band: 20th Anniversary
Celebration - Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
The Knockoffs - Fargo, 4204 Avenue of the
Cities, Moline, IL
The Lovedogs - Uptown Neighborhood
Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr., Bet-
tendorf, IA
Tronicity - 11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th
St, Davenport, IA
sunday
2010/02/21 (Sun) 21
Breille - The Hat Eatery & Pub, 1618 W.
Locust St., Davenport, IA
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm brunch
performance) - The Lodge Hotel, Spruce
Hills & Utica Ridge, Bettendorf, IA
Strangely Familiar (2pm) - Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway
22, Riverside, IA
The Avey Brothers - Rascals Rock Memora-
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
The Awful Purdies (5pm) - The Mill, 120 E
Burlington, Iowa City, IA
The Terry Hanson Ensemble (10am) -
Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC
Plaza Hotel, Davenport, IA
Troy Harris, Pianist (11:30am) - Bass Street
Chop House, 1601 River Dr, Moline, IL
YL Male Voice Choir (2pm) - Iowa City
West High School, 2901 Melrose Ave,
Iowa City, IA
monday
2010/02/22 (Mon) 22
Karaoke Night - The Old Stardust Sports Bar,
1191 19th Street, Moline, IL
Carrie Newcomer @ CSPS Legion Arts - February 19
Live Lunch w/ Randy Arcenas (noon) - Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ J. Knight - The Mill, 120 E
Burlington, Iowa City, IA
tuesday
2010/02/23 (Tue)
23
Bryan Adams - Capitol Theatre, 330 W. 3rd
St., Davenport, IA
J. Elliot - The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191
19th Street, Moline, IL
Justin Townes Earle - Joe Pug - The Mill, 120
E Burlington, Iowa City, IA
Karaoke Night - McManus Pub, 1401 7th
Ave, Moline, IL
Live Lunch w/ Jonathan Turner (noon)
- Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W
2nd St, Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen - Bier
Stube Davenport, 2228 E 11th St, Dav-
enport, IA
Ray Blue (6:30pm) - Fairmount Street
L i b ra r y, 3 0 0 0 N . Fa i r m o u nt St. ,
Davenport, IA
The Chris & Wes Show - Rascals Rock Mem-
orabilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
wednesday
2010/02/24 (Wed) 24
Dave Ellis of the Fry Daddies - Bier Stube
Davenport, 2228 E 11th St,
Davenport, IA
Dubskin featuring Corey Eberhard of
Pretty Lights - Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St, Iowa City, IA
Karaoke Night - Old Stardust Sports Bar,
1191 19th St, Moline, IL
Lotus - Capitol Theatre, 330 W. 3rd St.,
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night - The Old Stardust Sports
Bar, 1191 19th Street, Moline, IL
Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate (6:30pm)
- Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St.,
Rock Island, IL
“Tennessee,” That Nashville Cat (noon)
- Open Mic Night (7pm) - Mojo’s (Riv-
er Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
The Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -
The Mill, 120 E Burlington, Iowa City, IA
The Chris & Wes Show - Mound Street Land-
ing, 1029 Mound St., Davenport, IA
The Craig Bentley Trio - Rascals Rock Mem-
orabilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
Thursday
2010/02/25 (Thu) 25
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble
(6:30pm) - Huckleberry’s, 223 18th St,
Rock Island, IL
Catie Curtis - CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St
SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Jazz Jam with the North Scott Jazz Combo
- River Music Experience, 129 Main St,
Davenport, IA
Liferuiner - No Wings to Speak of - Reap-
ing Asmodeia - When Forever Ends
- The Challenge - Faces Turned Ashen
- Revive the Fallen - Of Flesh Unseen
(5pm) - The Picador, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City, IA
Live Lunch w/ Dave Maxwell (noon)
- Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W
2nd St, Davenport, IA
New Karaoke - Hal’s Wagon Wheel, 1708
State Street, Bettendorf, IA
Open Mic Night - The Dam View Inn, 410
2nd St, Davenport, IA
Pictures of Then - Modoc - The Effects -
RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL
The Steady Rollin’ Blues Band featuring
Jimmie Lee Adams - Rascals Rock Mem-
orabilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) - Red Crow Grille,
2504 53rd St., Bettendorf, IA
University of Iowa Jazz Performance - The
Mill, 120 E Burlington, Iowa City, IA
26
FRIday
2010/02/26 (Fri)
Battle of the Bands, Round 5 - Finals -
RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ - Commo-
dore Tap, 2202 W. 3rd St., Davenport, IA
Blue Collar Band - 11th Street Precinct, 2108
E 11th St, Davenport, IA
Buddy Olson (5pm) - Missipi Brew, River Dr,
Muscatine, IA
Deja Vu Rendezvous - Rose ‘n’ Thorns
- The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport, IA
DJ Night - Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W.
Mayne St., Blue Grass, IA
I am Ghost - Modern Day Escape - We Are
the Becoming - Distance - Misery Loves
Comfort - River Music Experience, 129
Main St, Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night - Old Stardust Sports Bar,
1191 19th St, Moline, IL
Karaoke Night - Sneaky Pete’s, 207 Cody
Rd. N., LeClaire, IA
Karaoke Night & Contest - Toucan’s Grille-
n-Cantina, 2020 1st Street, Milan, IL
KASS DJ Night - Club Boulevard, 1801 10th
St., Moline, IL
Live at the Lounge - St. Ambrose University,
518 W. Locust, Davenport, IA
Marmaduke - Hal’s Wagon Wheel, 1708
State Street, Bettendorf, IA
NINE-1-1 - The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust,
Davenport, IA
Orquesta Alto Maiz - The Mill, 120 E Burl-
ington, Iowa City, IA
Phyllis & the Sharks - Martini’s On the Rock,
4619 34th St, Rock Island, IL
RetroRon (5:30pm) - Mojo’s (River Music Ex-
perience), 130 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA
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Richie Lee - Riverside Casino and Golf Re-
sort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA
RiverCity6 - Rhythm City Casino, 101 W.
River Dr., Davenport, IA
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) - The Rusty Nail,
2606 W Locust, Davenport, IA
Smile (noon) - Bettendorf Public Library,
2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA
Stoopifunk - Uptown Neighborhood
Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr.,
Bettendorf, IA
Tapped Out - Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State
St, Bettendorf, IA
The Spinners - Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway,
Bettendorf, IA
Tony Hoeppner (noon) - Mojo’s (River Music
Experience), 130 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA
Trampled by Turtles - The Boomchucks
- Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City, IA
Tronicity - Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino
and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92, Rock Island, IL
Unexpected - Route 61 Bar & Grill, 4320 N.
Brady St., Davenport, IA
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Saturday
2010/02/27 (Sat)
Dani Lynn Howe Band - Mulligan’s Valley
Pub, 310 W 1st Ave, Coal Valley, IL
Death Ships - Datagun - Olivia Rose Muzzy
- Vagabonds - The Mill, 120 E Burlington,
Iowa City, IA
DJ Night - Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W.
Mayne St., Blue Grass, IA
Elysion Fields - Searching for Security
- Cricoris - Moral Belief (5pm) - River
Music Experience, 129 Main St, Dav-
enport, IA
Flatfoot 56 - The Redstone Room, 129 Main
St, Davenport, IA
Funktastic Five - Martini’s On the Rock, 4619
34th St, Rock Island, IL
Gray Wolf Band - Toucan’s Outdoor Grille-n-
Cantina, 2020 1st Street, Milan, IL
Hope for Haiti Concert: Lord Green - Cen-
taur Noir - Chad Gooch (6pm) - The
Blackhawk Room, Downtown Moline,
next to the Bier Stube, Moline, IL
House Arrest - Rumors, 1415 Grandview
Ave., Muscatine, IA
Karaoke Night - McManus Pub, 1401 7th
Ave, Moline, IL
Karaoke Night - Moe’s Pizza, 1312 Caman-
che Ave, Clinton, IA
Pictures of Then @ RIBCO - February 25
Spend the Night with Ray... a Tribute to
Ray Charles - Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway,
Bettendorf, IA
Trash Martini - Uptown Neighborhood Bar
and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr., Bet-
tendorf, IA
Tronicity - Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino and
Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92, Rock Island, IL
Who Cares - Tommy’s, 1302 4th Ave, Mo-
line, IL
Wicked Liz & the Belly Swirls - Route 61 Bar &
The Avey Brothers - Rascals Rock Memora-
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
The Red Stick Ramblers - CSPS/Legion
Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Troy Harris, Pianist (11:30am) - Bass Street
Chop House, 1601 River Dr, Moline, IL
Valli to Valli: A Tribute to the Jersey Boys
- Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside, IA
Whoozdads (10am) - Brady Street Chop
House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel,
Davenport, IA
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Live Lunch w/ Steve Couch (noon) - Mojo’s Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) - Red Crow Grille,
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St, 2504 53rd St., Bettendorf, IA
Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen - Bier Stube FRIDAY
2010/03/05 (Fri)
5
Davenport, 2228 E 11th St, Davenport, IA
The Chris & Wes Show - Rascals Rock Memora- Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ - Commo-
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL dore Tap, 2202 W. 3rd St., Davenport, IA
Dani Lynn Howe Band - Edje Nightclub at
wednesday
2010/03/03 (Wed) 3 Jumer’s Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy
92, Rock Island, IL
Dave Ellis of the Fry Daddies - Bier Stube Daven- Dawn’s Coffeehouse (5pm) - Dawn’s Hide
port, 2228 E 11th St, Davenport, IA & Bead Away, 220 E Washington St,
Fred Eaglesmith - The Ginn Sisters - CSPS/Le- Iowa City, IA
gion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA D e a n n a Swo b o d a ( 3 p m ) - D e e re -
Open Mic Night - The Old Stardust Sports Bar, Wiman Carriage House, 817 11th Ave.,
1191 19th Street, Moline, IL Moline, IL
“Tennessee,” That Nashville Cat (noon) DJ Night - Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W.
- Open Mic Night (7pm) - Mojo’s Mayne St., Blue Grass, IA
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd Gray Wolf Band - Martini’s On the Rock,
St, Davenport, IA 4619 34th St, Rock Island, IL
The Chris & Wes Show - Mound Street Landing, Henhouse Prowlers - Porchbuilder -
1029 Mound St., Davenport, IA Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
The Craig Bentley Trio - Rascals Rock Memora- City, IA
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL Karaoke Night - Sneaky Pete’s, 207 Cody
The Nadas- The Mill, 120 E. Burlington Iowa Rd. N., LeClaire, IA
City, IA KASS DJ Night - Club Boulevard, 1801 10th
St., Moline, IL

Acoustic Jam Session w/ Steve McFate - Cor-

ner Tap, 4018 14th Ave., Rock Island, IL
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ - Crabby’s, 826
W. 1st Ave., Coal Valley, IL
Big Funk Guarantee - Amanda Miller and the
Smoking Sextion - Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St, Iowa City, IA
Buzzkill - Zed - Rascals Rock Memorabilia Bar,
1414 15th St., Moline, IL
Community Drum Circle (10:30am) - Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
Cosmic - 11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St,
Davenport, IA
Crossroads - Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State St,
Bettendorf, IA
Mommy’s Little Monster - Mound Street
Landing, 1029 Mound St., Davenport, IA
NINE-1-1 - The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust,
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night - Coffee Dive, 230 W. 3rd St.
2nd Floor, Davenport, IA
Orangadang! - Bent River Brewing Com-
pany, 1413 5th Ave., Moline, IL
Richie Lee - Riverside Casino and Golf Re-
sort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA
RiverCity6 - Rhythm City Casino, 101 W.
River Dr., Davenport, IA
Salsa Dancing - Club Boulevard, 1801 10th
St., Moline, IL
Secret Squirrel - Jersey Grille, 5255 Jersey
Ridge Rd, Davenport, IA
Grill, 4320 N. Brady St., Davenport, IA
Wicked Nature - Hal’s Wagon Wheel, 1708
State Street, Bettendorf, IA
sunday
2010/02/28 (Sun) 28
Breille - The Hat Eatery & Pub, 1618 W. Locust
St., Davenport, IA
Buddy Olson (2pm) - Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, River-
side, IA
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm brunch
performance) - The Lodge Hotel, Spruce
Hills & Utica Ridge, Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Afternoon Social Dance w/ the Ken
Paulsen Quartet (3pm) - Viking Club of
Moline, 1450 41st Street, Moline, IL
monday
2010/03/01 (Mon) 1 thursday
Daytrotter Presents: Laura Veirs - Huckle-
berry’s, 223 18th St, Rock Island, IL
Karaoke Night - The Old Stardust Sports Bar,
1191 19th Street, Moline, IL
Live Lunch w/ Randy Arcenas (noon)
- Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W
2nd St, Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ J. Knight - The Mill, 120 E
Burlington, Iowa City, IA
tuesday
2010/03/02 (Tue) 2 Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA
J. Elliot - The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191
19th Street, Moline, IL
2010/03/04 (Thu)
4 Live Lunch w/ Ren Estrand (noon) - Mojo’s
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble (6:30pm)
- Huckleberry’s, 223 18th St, Rock Island, IL
Live Lunch w/ Rose ‘n’ Thorns (noon) - Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
New Karaoke - Hal’s Wagon Wheel, 1708 State
Street, Bettendorf, IA
Open Mic Night - The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd
St, Davenport, IA
Summercamp Battle of the Bands - Iowa City
The Steady Rollin’ Blues Band featuring Jim-
mie Lee Adams - Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St., Moline, IL
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA
Rude Punch - Uptown Neighborhood
Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr.,
Bettendorf, IA
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) - The Rusty Nail,
2606 W Locust, Davenport, IA
Tea Leaf Green - The Giving Tree Band
- The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport, IA
The Chris & Terry Show - Mound Street
Landing, 1029 Mound St., Davenport,
IA
W-900 - Route 61 Bar & Grill, 4320 N. Brady
St., Davenport, IA

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